Curriculum Overview
At Coleridge we strive to provide a balanced and broad curriculum which meets the needs of all pupils by giving them the skills, knowledge and understanding to prepare them for the future.
Our main focus is to ensure that we support the development of the whole child and promote a positive attitude to learning so our children can be successful, resilent and responsible learners.
Click on the images below to enlarge and to find an overview of the curriculum for each year group.
Whole School Curriculum Overview |
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Science |
Geography |
History |
Art/DT |
PE |
Music |
RE |
MFL |
ICT |
PSHE |
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| F1 | · Seasonal changes
· Everyday materials · Forces · Plants · Animals including humans
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· Knows that we live in Rotherham
· Can talk about their local environment- home and school and local parks etc · Identifies features on a simple map
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· Talks about their family Talk about things they did in the past that was important to them
· Knows the meaning of past and present |
Drawing
Painting Collage Sculpture Printing Textiles
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Ball skills
Dance Gymnastics Racket skills SAQ Striking and fielding |
· Explores instruments
· Responds to music · Names some instruments · Talks about how music makes them feel
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· Comment on pictures of celebrations
· Know that not everybody has the same beliefs and that is okay |
· Uses ipads to take photos
· Can play simple games on ipads · Can name an ipad, laptop, camera and computer |
· Being me in my world
· Celebrating difference · Dreams and Goals · Healthy Me · Relationships · Changing Me
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| F2 | · Seasonal changes
· Everyday materials · Forces · Plants · Animals including humans
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· Compare houses in England with houses in other countries
· Use a simple map · Draw a simple map · Know that 4 counties make up the UK and name some of them
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· Talk about their own family, describing differences between them
· Talk about special events from their past · Compare toys from the past with toys in the present · Compare castles with homes we live in now · Compare seasides in the past with seasides in the present
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· Drawing
· Painting · Collage · Sculpture · Printing · Textiles
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Explores and names instruments
Explores beat, tempo, pitch and dynamics · Talks about their likes and dislikes
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· Talks about different celebrations- Christmas, Diwali, Easter, Eid, Chinese New Year
· Can name some places of worship · Knows that not everybody has the same beliefs and that is okay
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Uses different software on the IWB
Can scroll, drag and select on touch screen devices Can name the parts of a laptop Knows about keeping safe online |
· Being me in my world
· Celebrating difference · Dreams and Goals · Healthy Me · Relationships · Changing Me
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| Year 1 | · Seasonal changes
· Animals including humans · Plants · Everyday materials · Animals including humans |
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How can people explore the world?
Significant person: Helen Sharman
Where would I have lived in the past? Local study: Conisbrough Castle |
· Drawing
· Painting · Collage · Sculpture · Printing · Textiles
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· Matball
· Hockey · Gymnastics · Football · Athletics · Rounders |
· Introducing Beat – How Can We Make Friends When We Sing Together?
· Adding Rhythm and Pitch – How Does Music Tell Stories about the Past? · Introduce Tempo and Dynamics – How Does Music Make the World a Better Place? · Combining Pulse, Rhythm and Pitch – How Does Music Help Us to Understand Our Neighbours? · Having Fun with Improvisation – What Songs Can We Sing to Help Us through the Day? · Explore Sound and Create a Story – How Does Music Teach about Looking After Our Planet? |
Christianity
What did Jesus Teach us? Why do Christians give gifts at Christmas? Islam The wonderful world Special books
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· Getting started
· Programming beebots. · Algorithms unplugged · Digital Imagery · Introduction to data · Rocket to the moon |
· Being me in my world
· Celebrating difference · Dreams and Goals · Healthy Me · Relationships · Changing Me |
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| Year 2 | · Animals including humans
· Everyday materials · Living things and their habitats · Plants · Everyday materials |
World geography: Why is the Artic so cold? |
Would I have had fun in Victorian Rotherham?
Significant person: Queen Victoria
What lessons can we learn from the Great Fire of London? Significant historical event.
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· Drawing
· Painting · Collage · Sculpture · Printing · Textiles
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· Matball
· Hockey · Gymnastics · Football · Athletics · Rounders |
· Exploring Simple Patterns – How Does Music Help Us to make Friends?
· Focus on Dynamics and Tempo – How Does Music Teach Us about the Past? · Exploring Feelings Through Music – How Does Music Make the World a Better Place? · Inventing a Musical Story – How Does Music Teach Us about Our Neighbourhood? · Music that Makes You Dance – How Does Music Make Us Happy? · Exploring Improvisation – How Does Music Teach about Looking After Our Planet? |
Christianity
Christian Rites of Passages. Easter celebrations Islam What do Muslims celebrate Special places
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· What is a computer?
· Word processing · Programming: scratch jr · Algorithms and debugging. · International Space station · Stop Motion. |
· Being me in my world
· Celebrating difference · Dreams and Goals · Healthy Me · Relationships Changing Me |
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| Year 3 | · Rocks
· Light · Force and magnets · Plants · Animals including humans
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World geography: Why do people live in risky places? |
How did daily life evolve and change from the Stone Age into the Bronze Age and Iron Age?
Significant person: Queen Gwendolen
How different was daily life during the Shang dynasty? Significant person: Fu Hao
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· Drawing
· Painting · Collage · Sculpture · Printing · Textiles
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· Basketball
· Tag Rugby · Orienteering · Cricket · Tennis · Rounders |
Music Service – recorder lessons.
Some elements of: · Exploring Notation Skills – How Does Music Bring Us Closer Together? · Enjoying Improvisation – What Stories Does Music Tell Us about the Past? · Composing Using Your Imagination – How Does Music Make the World a Better Place? · Sharing Musical Experiences – How Does Music Help Us Get to Know Our Community? · Learning More about Musical Styles – How does Music Make a Difference to Us Every Day? · Recognising Different Sounds – How Does Music Connect Us With Our Planet?
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Christianity
Christmas Journey Hinduism Diwali Islam Islamic Rites of Passage |
· Greetings
· Name and age · Counting to 10 · Talking about food · Following simple instructions · Expressing thanks · Days and Months |
· Emailing
· Journey Inside a computer. · Trop trumps databases. · Digital Literacy. · Programming: Scratch · Networks |
· Being me in my world
· Celebrating difference · Dreams and Goals · Healthy Me · Relationships Changing Me |
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| Year 4 | · Living things and their habitats
· Animals including humans · States of matter · Sound · Electricity |
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How successful was the Roman invasion of Britain and how did life change?
Significant person: Queen Boudicca
How different was daily life in Ancient Egypt? Significant person: Cleopatra
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· Drawing
· Painting · Collage · Sculpture · Printing · Textiles
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· Basketball
· Tag Rugby · Orienteering · Cricket · Tennis · Rounders |
Music Service – Ukulele lessons
Some elements of: · Introducing Time Signatures – How Does Music Bring Us Closer Together? · Combining Elements to Make Music – How Does Music Connect Us with Our Past? · Developing Pulse and Groove Through Improvisation – How Does Music Improve Our World? · Creating Simple Melodies Together – How Does Music Teach Us about Our Community? · Connecting Notes and Feelings – How does Music Shape Our Way of Life? · Purpose, Identify and Expression Music – How Does Music Connect Us with the Environment? |
Christianity
What is the Bible and why is it important to Christians? Buddhism Buddhist Festivals Hinduism Hindu home and Mandir |
· Counting to 20.
· Weather · Describe some objects. · Describe people. · Express likes and dislikes. |
· Collaborative learning
· How the Internet works · Website design · HTML · Investigating Weather. · Computational thinking |
· Being me in my world
· Celebrating difference · Dreams and Goals · Healthy Me · Relationships Changing Me |
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| Year 5 | · Living things and their habitats
· Animals including humans · Forces · Earth and Space · Properties and changes to materials |
World geography: Why is it important to protect our rainforest? |
How did the Anglo Saxons and Vikings change life in Britain?
Significant person: Emma of Normandy
How different was daily life during the early Islamic civilisation of Baghdad? Significant person: Sutayta al-Mahmali
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· Drawing
· Painting · Collage · Sculpture · Printing · Textiles
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· Netball
· Tag-rugby · Sports Hall Athletics · Cricket · Cricket · Rounders |
· Getting Started with Music Tech – How Does Music Bring Us Together?
· Emotions and Musical Styles – How Does Music Connect Us with Our Past? · Exploring Key and Time Signatures– How Does Music Improve Our World? · Introducing Chords – How Does Music Teach Us about Our Community? · Words, Meaning and Expression – How Does Music Shape Our Way of Life? · Identifying Important Musical Elements – How Does Music Connect Us with the Environment?
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Christianity
Where did the Bible come from? Islam Why is Muhammad important to Muslins? Sikhism Sikh Rites of Passage |
· Counting to 20.
· Weather · Describe some objects. · Describe people. · Express likes and dislikes. |
· Online Safety
· ScratchJR |
· Being me in my world
· Celebrating difference · Dreams and Goals · Healthy Me · Relationships Changing Me |
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| Year 6 | · Animals including humans
· Electricity · Evolution and inheritance · Light · Living things and their habitats |
World geography: What makes North America a distinctive continent? |
How did daily life evolve and change during the Tudors?
Significant person: Queen Elizabeth I
How different was daily life during the Maya civilisation? Significant person: The Red Queen
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· Drawing
· Painting · Collage · Sculpture · Printing · Textiles
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· Netball
· Tag-rugby · Sports Hall Athletics · Cricket · Cricket · Rounders |
· Developing Melodic Phrases – How Does Music Bring Us Together?
· Understanding Structure and Form – How Does Music Connect Us with Our Past? · Gaining Confidence Through Performance– How Does Music Improve Our World? · Exploring Notation Further – How Does Music Teach Us about Our Community? · Using Chords and Structure– How Does Music Shape Our Way of Life? · Respecting Each Other through Composition – How Does Music Connect Us with the Environment?
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Christianity
Stories of Christianity. Islam What is the Qu’ran and why is it important Judaism Jewish worship and community. |
· Expressing opinions
· Everyday activities – food. · Expressing likes and dislikes |
· Bletchley Park
· Intro to Python · Big Data 1 · Big Data 2 · Skills Showcase. |
· Being me in my world
· Celebrating difference · Dreams and Goals · Healthy Me · Relationships Changing Me |
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Y1 Curriculum Map – Autumn Term |
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Term |
Art |
Computing |
DT |
Geography |
History |
Music |
PE |
RE |
MFL |
Science |
PSHE |
| Autumn 1 | Medium: Drawing
Artist: Pablo Picasso End point: Snake drawings |
Getting started
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Textiles: Puppets |
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How can people explore the world?
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Hey You
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Matball
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Christianity
Why do Christians give gifts at Christmas? |
Seasonal changes
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Being me in my world | |
| Autumn 2 | Medium: Painting
Artist: Wassily Kandinsky End point: Lines and rainbow colour |
Programming beebots.
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Rhythm in the way we walk.
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Hockey
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Christianity
What did Jesus teach us? |
Animals including humans | Celebrating difference | ||||
Y1 Curriculum Map – Spring Term |
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| Spring 1 | Medium: Collage
Artist: Henri Matisse End point: collage in the style of Matisse |
Algorithms unplugged
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Mechanisms: Moving Storybook: Sliders
Wheels and Axles |
Can you find our hidden treasure?
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In the Groove
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Gymnastics
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Christianity
What did Jesus teach us? |
Plants | Dreams and Goals | ||
| Spring 2 | Medium: Sculpture – Dough
Artist: Michelle Reader End point: animal sculpture |
Digital Imagery
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Round and Round
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Football
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Islam
Our Wonderful World |
Everyday Materials | Healthy Me | ||||
Y1 Curriculum Map – Summer Term |
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| Summer 1 | Medium: Printing
Artist: William Morris End point: Leaves and flowers using block printing |
Introduction to data
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Cooking and Nutrition: Fruit and Vegetable Smoothie | Where shall we go on Safari? | Where would I have lived in the past?
Local study of a castle. |
Your Imagination | Athletics
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Islam
Our Wonderful World |
Animal including humans. | Relationships | |
| Summer 2 | Medium: Textiles – Weaving Artist: Ulrike Martin
End point: whole class large scale weaving |
Rocket to the moon | Reflect, Rewind and Reply | Rounders | Islam
Special Books |
Changing Me | |||||
Y2 Curriculum Map – Autumn Term |
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Term |
Art |
Computing |
DT |
Geography |
History |
Music |
PE |
RE |
MFL |
Science |
PSHE |
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| Autumn 1 | Medium: Drawing
Artist: L.S Lowry End point: Industrial revolution drawings |
What is a computer?
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Textiles: Pouches |
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Would I have had fun in Victorian Rotherham?
Significant person: Shackleton |
Hands, feet, heart.
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Matball
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Christianity
Christian Rights and Passages |
Animals including Humans | Being me in my world | ||||||
| Autumn 2 | Medium: Painting
Artist: George Seurat (Pointillism) End point: Christmas cards with a pointillism design |
Word processing
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Ho Ho Ho
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Hockey
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Islam
What do Muslim Celebrate? |
Everyday Materials | Celebrating difference | |||||||||
Y2 Curriculum Map – Spring Term |
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| Spring 1 | Medium: Collage
Artist: Metzinger End point: Great fire mosaic |
Programming: scratch jr
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Mechanisms:
Moving Monsters and Ferris Wheels |
Where shall we go on our Christmas trip?
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I wanna play in a band.
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Gymnastics
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Islam
What do Muslim Celebrate? |
Living things and their habitats | Dreams and Goals | |||||||
| Spring 2 | Medium: Sculpture – Clay
Artist: Barbara Hepworth End point: Abstract people |
Algorithms and debugging.
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Zoo time
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Football
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Christianity
Easter Celebrations |
Plants | Healthy Me | |||||||||
Y2 Curriculum Map – Summer Term |
Y1 Curriculum Map – Summer Term | |||||||||||||||
| Summer 1 | Medium: Printing
Artist: Mondrian End point: Artist inspired print using polystyrene blocks and rollers to stick circles etc. for animal print |
International Space station
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Cooking and Nutrition: A balanced Diet | Why is the Artic so cold | What lessons can we learn from the fire of London? | Friendship song | Athletics
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Islam
Special places |
Everyday Materials | Relationships | ||||||
| Summer 2 | Medium: Textiles
Artist: Tammy Kanat End point: Hoop weaving |
Stop Motion. | Reflect, Rewind and Reply | Rounders | Changing Me | |||||||||||
Y3 Curriculum Map – Autumn Term |
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Term |
Art |
Computing |
DT |
Geography |
History |
Music |
PE |
RE |
MFL |
Science |
PSHE |
| Autumn 1 | Medium: Drawing
Artist: John Mccallan Swan End point: Animal art (tigers) |
Emailing
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Textiles: Cushions | How did daily life evolve and change from the Stone Age into the Bronze Age and Iron Age?
Significant person: Queen Gwendolen |
Let your spirit fly | Basketball
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Christianity
Christmas Journey |
Greetings
Name and age
Counting to 10
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Rocks | Being me in my world | |
| Autumn 2 | Medium: Artist: Frida KahloEnd point: Strong women – painting. | Journey Inside a computer.
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Glockenspiel (Stage 1) | Tag Rugby
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Light | Celebrating difference | |||||
Y3 Curriculum Map – Spring Term |
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| Spring 1 | Medium: Collage
Artist: John Piper End point: Sea / beach collage |
Trop trumps databases.
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Mechanism:
Pneumatic Toys |
How does Rotherham compare to the east coast? | Three Little Birds | Orienteering
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Hinduism
Diwali |
Expressing thanks
Days and Months |
Forces and Magnets | Dreams and Goals | |
| Spring 2 | Medium: Sculpture – Papier Mache
Artist: Liz Sexton End point: Animal Masks |
Digital Literacy.
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The Dragon Song | Cricket
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Plants | Healthy Me | |||||
Y3 Curriculum Map – Summer Term |
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| Summer 1 | Medium: Printing
Artist: Lorna Freytag & Picasso End point: V is for Volcano print |
Programming: Scratch
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Cooking and Nutrition: Eating Seasonally | Why do natural disasters happen?
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How different was daily life during the Shang dynasty? | Bringing Us Together | Tennis
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Islam
Islamic Rites of Passage |
Talking about food
Following simple instructions
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Animals including humans | Relationships |
| Summer 2 | Medium: Textiles –Applique
Artist: Carroll Arnott End point: applique landscape |
Networks | Reflect, Rewind and Reply | Rounders | Changing Me | ||||||
Y4 Curriculum Map – Autumn Term |
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Term |
Art |
Computing |
DT |
Geography |
History |
Music |
PE |
RE |
MFL |
Science |
PSHE |
| Autumn 1 | Medium: Drawing
Artist: Louis Wain Cats End point: Cat drawings |
Collaborative learning
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Textiles: Fastenings | How successful was the Roman invasion of Britain and how did life change?
Significant person: Boudicca |
Mamma Mia | Basketball
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Christianity
What is the Bible and why is it important to Christians? |
Counting to 20.
Weather
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Living things and their habitat. | Being me in my world | |
| Autumn 2 | Medium: Painting
Artist: John Sell Cotman End point: Monochrome colosseum |
How the Internet works
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Glockenspiel (Stage 2) | Tag Rugby
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Animals including humans | Celebrating difference | |||||
Y4 Curriculum Map – Spring Term |
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| Spring 1 | Medium: Collage
Artist: Jean Michel Basquiat End point: Mixed media collage of rabbit |
Website design
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Mechanisms: Slingshot cars | Why is York a cool place to live? | Stop | Orienteering
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Buddhism
Buddhist Festivals |
Describe some objects.
Describe people. |
States of Matter | Dreams and Goals | |
| Spring 2 | Medium: Sculpture – clay
Artist: Andy Goldsworthy End point: nature-based sculpture |
HTML
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Lean on Me | Cricket
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Electricity | Healthy Me | |||||
Y4 Curriculum Map – Summer Term |
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| Summer 1 | Medium: Printing
Artist: Linda Germain End point: Mono print African safari scene/print drawing into the polystyrene |
Investigating Weather
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Cooking and Nutrition: Adapting a recipe | Why do tourists love Spain? | How different was daily life in Ancient Egypt? | Blackbird | Tennis
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Hinduism
Hindu home and Mandir |
Express likes and dislikes. | Sound | Relationships |
| Summer 2 | Medium: Textiles -Fabric wall hanging including more detailed stitching Artist: Louise Baldwin
End point: large scale stitched habitat wallhanging |
Computational thinking. | Reflect, Rewind and Reply | Rounders | Changing Me | ||||||
Y5 Curriculum Map – Autumn Term |
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Term |
Art |
Computing |
DT |
Geography |
History |
Music |
PE |
RE |
MFL |
Science |
PSHE |
| Autumn 2 | Medium: Painting
Artist: BanksyEnd point: Graffiti inspired Christmas cards |
Micro;bit
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Classroom Jazz
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Tag-rugby
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Forces | Celebrating difference | |||||
Y5 Curriculum Map – Spring Term |
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| Spring 1 | Medium: Collage
Artist: Kazimir Malevich End point: Collage inspired by artist |
Search Engines
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Mechanisms: Pop up books | What impact does Parkgate have on the Town centre?
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Make you feel my Love | Sports Hall Athletics
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Islam
Why is Muhammad important to Muslims? |
Food
Simple instructions
Offering
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Earth and Space | Dreams and Goals | |
| Spring 2 | Medium: Sculpture – Modroc
Artist: Antony Gormley End point: Bringing artists masks to life |
Sonic Pi
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Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
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Cricket
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Healthy Me | ||||||
Y5 Curriculum Map – Summer Term |
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| Summer 1 | Medium: Printing
Artist: John Dyer End point: Rainforest scene print layering up on acetate mono printing (creating a printing plate) |
Mars Rover 1
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Cooking and Nutrition: Stuffed Toys | Why is it important to protect our rainforest? | How different was daily life during the early Islamic civilisation of Baghdad? | Dancing in the Street | Cricket
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Sikhism
Sikh Rites and Passage |
Describing objects colour and since | Properties and changes to materials | Relationships |
| Summer 2 | Medium: Textiles -Tie dye
Artist: Michael Phelan End point: small-scale tie dye wall hangings |
Mars Rover 2 | Reflect, Rewind and Reply | Rounders | Changing Me | ||||||
Y6 Curriculum Map – Autumn Term |
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Term |
Art |
Computing |
DT |
Geography |
History |
Music |
PE |
RE |
MFL |
Science |
PSHE |
| Autumn 2 | Medium: Painting
Artist: Pete McKee End point: Work linked to his local art |
Classroom Jazz 2
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Tag-rugby
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Electricity | Celebrating difference | ||||||
Y6 Curriculum Map – Spring Term |
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| Spring 1 | Medium: Collage
Artist: Annegret Soltau & Derek Gores Outcome: abstract body image collages |
Intro to Python
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Mechanisms: Automata Toys | What is the safest secondary school in Rotherham?
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A New Year Carol
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Sports Hall Athletics
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Islam
What is the Qu’ran and why is it important |
Everyday activities – food.
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Evolution and Inheritance | Dreams and Goals | |
| Spring 2 | Medium: Sculpture – Clay
Artist: Little Dragon Designs Outcome: dragon eyes |
Big Data 1
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You’ve got a Friend.
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Cricket
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Light | Healthy Me | |||||
Y6 Curriculum Map – Summer Term |
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| Summer 1 | Medium: Printing
Artist: Hokusai End point: The Great Wave off Kanagawa lino printing repeated patterns using soft cut lino across A3 as a repeated tile pattern |
Big Data 2
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Cooking and Nutrition: Come dine with me. | How are we affected by climate? | How different was daily life during the Maya civilisation? | Blackbird. | Cricket
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Judaism
Jewish worship and community. |
Expressing likes and dislikes | Living things and their habitat. | Relationships |
| Summer 2 | Medium: Textiles – Felt-making
Artist: Penelope Davis Endpoint: Jellyfish from litter |
Skills Showcase | Reflect, Rewind and Reply | Rounders | Changing Me | ||||||
Contact the school office for further curriculum information.
